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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Concerning the Woman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From which direction do women enter houses?
(a) West
(b) East
(c) None, as directions don't exist in Flatland
(d) South

2. What does Hoffman admit Abbott succeeded in defeating?
(a) Time
(b) Space
(c) Boredom
(d) Critics

3. Under what name was Flatland originally published?
(a) Edwin Abbott
(b) B. Triangle
(c) John Smith
(d) A. Square

4. What happens to a man who "runs against" a woman?
(a) He falls in love instantly.
(b) He is killed immediately.
(c) He immediately kills her.
(d) He is put into prison.

5. Why are there no windows in houses of Flatland?
(a) Because light is always present and constant.
(b) Because light comes from the South.
(c) Because light doesn't exist inside.
(d) Because light comes only from inside houses.

Short Answer Questions

1. From which direction does rain fall?

2. How many points are on a compass in Flatland?

3. What theory had Einstein not yet developed by the time Flatland was published?

4. What is the Law of Nature?

5. What object that helps sight in Spaceland does not exist in Flatland?

(see the answer key)

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